Open-concept, hardwood living and dining rooms, and gorgeous new bath with laundry further enhance the 1st floor. 

Convenient location

38 Raymond Street enjoys a highly convenient location. It’s just 0.1 mi to the Franklin Sculpture Park, 0.7 mi to the Franklin High School, 0.9 mi to the Horace Mann Middle and Oak St Elementary schools, 1.2 mi to I-495, and 1.9 mi to the Forge Park commuter rail station. Plentiful shopping and services are literally steps away. The asking price is $529,900.

Massive garage

Hobbyists, entrepreneurs, tradespeople and owners of specialty vehicles take note: truly massive 30 ft x 24 ft detached garage may be just what you are looking for! 

The garage’s 14 ft ceiling height and the 20 ft x 12 ft overhead door accommodate many uses. 24 ft x 31 ft paved loading area optimizes parking and maneuverability.  Gas-fired heater, separate electric and water meters.

Video of house and garage

The above video provides an excellent overview of this exceedingly rare opportunity for the buyer who seeks a like-new home and a garage that can satisfy his trade or hobbyist needs! Semi-finished space over garage makes a super storage area, to boot!

Contact listing broker Warren Reynolds for an appointment to get inside this property!

Second floor

Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, a loft area and new Hollywood bath with double sink, quartz countertop, tile floor and tile backsplash.

New heat and central AC, new doors, vinyl windows, siding, roof, flooring — this home is all new and move in ready!

Interactive floor plan

Click or tap the hotlink in the image below to go to an interactive floor plan for 38 Raymond St.

This is a lot more than just a floor plan.  You’ll see interior and exterior photos of the home by clicking icons embedded in the plan; you will know exactly what feature you are viewing and exactly where the view is situated!

This floor plan also lets you size and place furniture pieces right into the rooms – that’s innovative and very helpful to any prospective purchaser!

Take advantage of this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a beautiful, like-new home AND own the garage of your dreams – call Warren Reynolds today!

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The garage’s 14 ft ceiling height and the 20 ft x 12 ft overhead door accommodate many uses. 24 ft x 31 ft paved loading area optimizes parking and maneuverability.  Gas-fired heater, separate electric and water meters.

Video of house and garage

The above video provides an excellent overview of this exceedingly rare opportunity for the buyer who seeks a like-new home and a garage that can satisfy his trade or hobbyist needs! Semi-finished space over garage makes a super storage area, to boot!

Contact listing broker Warren Reynolds for an appointment get inside this property!

Beautiful home

Simply stunning, all-new hardwood-and-granite kitchen boasts peninsula with breakfast bar and eat-in area, tile backsplash, new stainless steel appliances, and a huge walk-in pantry. 

Open-concept, hardwood living and dining rooms, and gorgeous new bath with laundry complete the 1st floor. 

Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, a loft area and new Hollywood bath with double sink, quartz countertop, tile floor and tile backsplash.

New heat and central AC, new doors, vinyl windows, siding, roof, flooring — this home is all new and move in ready!

Interactive floor plan

Click or tap the hotlink in the image below to go to an interactive floor plan for 38 Raymond St.

This is a lot more than just a floor plan.  You see interior and exterior photos of the home by clicking icons embedded in the plan; you’ll know exactly what feature you are viewing and exactly where the view is situated!

This floor plan also lets you size and place furniture pieces right into the rooms – that’s innovative and very helpful to any prospective purchaser!

Take advantage of this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a beautiful, like-new home AND own the garage of your dreams – call Warren Reynolds today!

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Exciting floor plan

The house plan employs soaring vaulted ceilings and abundant windows to maximize natural lighting and showcase peaceful views.

The attractive granite and hardwood kitchen with breakfast bar and eat-in area opens to a 23 ft by 15 ft vaulted family room with impressive stone fireplace. 

See the entire floor plan for this beautiful home

Follow the hotlink in the image above or at right for an innovative high tech floor plan for 428 Partridge St, Franklin, MA.  Photos are embedded into the floor plan.  As you go through each room on the plan, you can use the icons to see how each room looks.  Not only that, there is also a furniture placement feature, allowing you to size and place furniture pieces into any room in the home!

1st floor master bedroom with access to study

The beautiful first-floor master suite features an enormous walk-in closet with built-ins, gas fireplace and en suite with two-person jetted tub and separate shower.

Just across the hall from the master suite is a delightful study enhanced by a walk-in bay window. 

Four bedrooms and two baths on second floor

Upstairs are four generous bedrooms, each with adjoining Jack-and-Jill baths.

Finished walk-out lower level

The lower level is walk-out with two sliders, so it is bright with natural light.

The lower level also has a two car garage, a large workshop . . .

. . . and a bonus room with separate exterior access – ideal for a home business, crafts room or artist studio!

Outside, there’s a sprawling 29 ft wide deck overlooking a level rear yard with ample room for a pool and fire pit!

Contact listing broker Warren Reynolds for a showing!

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There are currently nearly fourteen percent more single-family listings for sale on MLS-PIN than there were last February.  Those extra listings translate into a larger supply of housing for sale across all of the Bay State and in each of the sub-markets shown in the chart below.

However, with just a two month supply of available homes in Massachusetts and even less inventory in Eastern MA, housing supplies still remain painfully low.  Despite the increased number of homes for sale on the MLS now, prospective home buyers this spring may very likely still face a daunting challenge finding decent homes at affordable prices. 

For most housing price brackets, still not much from which to choose

The problem confronting buyers in the Bay State today is not simply an inadequate inventory of homes for sale. While housing supplies in MA have been tightening over the last few years, Massachusetts home prices have at the same time been hitting all-time highs.  The resulting toxic combination of low housing supplies and high home prices has skewed the mix of homes on the market very much towards the high end of the price spectrum.  While there are single-family homes for sale in every city and town in the Commonwealth, many of these homes carry very high price tags.  There’s very little to be had in most communities in the more affordable price ranges!

The following chart of the current inventory of single-family homes in Franklin, MA illustrates this bedeviling effect.

The chart depicts the supply of single-family homes for sale in Franklin, MA by price bracket.  The chart shows a stark reality.  While there are relatively plenty of homes for sale in Franklin priced above $600,000 (see the twenty-four months of supply in the $700,000s), single-family homes in town priced below $600,000 are in extremely short supply.

Homes priced below $600,000 in Franklin are “hot”

It’s easy to see why single-family homes under $600,000 in Franklin, Massachusetts are “hot.”  Below $300,000, there are currently no single-family homes for sale in Franklin – none!  And for homes priced between $300,000 and $599,999, there are very slim pickings, most of these price brackets having only a fractional month of supply.  Only for homes in the $400,000s is there more than one month of inventory in Franklin.  And the $400,000 bracket tops out at a very paltry one and a half months of offerings. 

This does not mean any house priced under $600,000 in Franklin will automatically sell quickly and with no issues. Proper pricing remains very important, despite the low inventory of affordable properties in town.  The asking price for any home must reflect the key factors that determine market value: age, condition, and location. 

Even in a red-hot price bracket, a home seller CAN overprice and find tough going getting offers.  There have been quite a number of Franklin listings, both this year and in 2018, priced in the $300,000s, $400,00s and $500,000s that sat unsold for weeks and even months due to simple, basic overpricing. 

 (Contact Warren Reynolds for help setting the correct asking price for your property.)

Homes priced above $700,000 in Franklin are “not”

In Franklin, as asking prices head towards $700,000, the intensity of buyer demand generally wanes.  Fast sales of homes asking above $700,000 in Franklin can and do happen.  But for the most part, homes priced above $700,000 in Franklin, MA can find themselves fighting the headwinds of competition from similarly priced listings in other cities and towns in the broader region around Franklin. 

Franklin offers many benefits that make it a top choice for home buyers in the greater I-495 area.  Franklin was recently named the second safest city in the entire United States.  It enjoys a surprisingly broad array of cultural resources that are hard to duplicate in other area communities.  Franklin has a beautiful new high school and is home to a top-performing charter school.  Add in a commuter-friendly location, an attractive housing stock with low property taxes, plentiful shopping and services, superb recreational resources, and commuter rail service to Boston, and you have a winner!

And yet, home buyers looking for a single-family home priced $700,000 or higher in the greater I-495 area will find good choices in many other communities besides Franklin.  Towns such as Wrentham, Medway, Norfolk, Holliston and Hopkinton are all quality places in which to live and carry substantial inventory of homes at and above $700,000. All the extra competition can mean a longer time on the market for higher priced homes in Franklin!

Home buyers and sellers alike need an agent who really knows the local market

There’s a lot to be said for physically getting inside homes for sale and looking around carefully, week in and week out, month after month. 

That’s how an astute agent who approaches the real estate business as a profession can build local knowledge that no real estate algorithm or website can replicate.  Over years of diligently touring literally hundreds, and even thousands of homes, a dedicated real estate practitioner can develop highly valuable expertise in determining why some properties will quickly, while others will not. 

The priceless knowledge of how a local market functions is what a true professional can share with you as your agent to your lasting benefit, whether you are a home seller or a home buyer. It’s that character and ability that you should seek when you select a real estate agent.

I’m always ready to apply for the job of representing you – all you have to do is reach out to me!

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Formerly the Rectory for the St John’s Episcopal Church, 28 Queen Street has been extensively updated to meet the needs of modern living.  The improvements include an intriguing reconfiguration of both the first and second floors to enhance function and add living space, new electric wiring, new flooring, new lighting, a new kitchen and new baths, all fresh interior paint, and the installation of central air conditioning!

Even with all the upgrades, it successfully retains the charm and grace of a bygone era.  28 Queen Street presents the best of both worlds!

Gorgeous open concept kitchen

The brand new kitchen glows with all new white cabinets, beautiful granite and tile, and plenty of recessed and pendant lighting.  It has direct access to one of the home’s two porches.

So you can sit outside and relax on the side porch in privacy and comfort while keeping an eye on how dinner is cooking!  There’s also a huge wrap around porch at the front of the house to accommodate larger get-togethers.

Contact Warren Reynolds for more information on 28 Queen St or to get inside for a showing!

Kitchen opens to dining and family rooms

One of the many attractive features of the home is the open floor plan: the kitchen opens to the dining room and the adjoining family room.

This creates fantastic space for entertaining and family time.  Two walkout bays add elegance and light and the new hardwood floors are lustrous!

Floor plan integrated with photos and furniture function

Follow the hotlink here or in the image below to open the online floor plan for 28 Queen Street in Franklin, Massachusetts.

You can view images of each room and see lots of exterior shots.  The floor plan has a very convenient furniture function: you can size and insert furniture into the floor plan to see how the layout works for your own furniture pieces!

1st floor office can be 4th bedroom

Off the main entry foyer via french doors is a 17 ft X 13 ft office.

This room has a closet, so it can function as the home’s 4th bedroom.

A tile half bath with laundry completes the 1st floor.

2nd floor has a lot to offer

Upstairs, you find three bedrooms and two full baths.  The 14 ft X 14 ft master bedroom has an attractive transom window, a walk-in closet and an en suite with a smashing tile shower.

The second bedroom is a spacious 15 ft X 14 ft.  It offers excellent storage in two large closets.

The 13 ft X 12 ft third bedroom is a walk-through.  (You access the master via this room.)

This room does have a large walk-in closet and would make a solid nursery, studio or exercise room.

The guest bath on the second floor has a combination tub/shower, linen closet and a new vanity and lighting.

Contact Warren Reynolds to get inside this fine home!

Advantageous “Hillside” location

28 Queen Street has a very special location in the “Hillside” neighborhood of Franklin, Massachusetts.  From the home, you can walk to Franklin’s Downtown commuter rail station . . .

. . . all of the Downtown shops and eateries . . .

. . . the Franklin Public Library . . .

. . . and the Town Common . . .

Concerts on the Common

. . . which is the site of many fun events throughout the year!

Contact Warren Reynolds for more information on 28 Queen St or to get inside for a showing!

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Antique grace and charm

A pretty farmer’s porch leads to spacious rooms with high ceilings, beautiful woodwork and rich wood floors.

The first floor has a living room with an eye-catching staircase.  The formal family and dining rooms adjoin via pocket doors, creating rooms you can close off from one another or leave open for entertaining.

Modern kitchen

The tile kitchen is nicely updated.

There are abundant white cabinets providing lots of storage, a dishwasher, and a gratifyingly large pantry.

First floor full bath

You’ll appreciate the convenience of having a full bath on the first floor (in addition to the full bath on the second floor).  The first floor bath is just off the kitchen.  Early risers can get ready for the day without disturbing anyone in the second floor bedrooms.

Floor plan for the home

Follow the hotlink in the image above or at right for an innovative high tech floor plan for 39 Milliken Ave, Franklin, MA.  Photos are embedded into the floor plan.  As you go through each room on the plan, you can use the icons to see how each room looks.  Not only that, there is also a furniture placement feature, allowing you to size and place furniture pieces into any room in the home!

Contact Warren Reynolds with questions about this home or to make an appointment to get inside!

Four bedrooms on the second floor

Upstairs, you’ll find four spacious bedrooms . . .

. . . and a very attractive tile bath.

The bath has new fixtures, including lighting, a new vanity with granite counter top and a new tile surround for the combination tub and shower.

Walk-up attic and walk-out basement

There’s a walk-up attic for storage and future finishing!  The basement has a workshop area and walk-out access to the rear yard.

The boiler was installed new in 2016, as was the electric service.

Fenced rear yard

The rear yard is fully fenced.  Great for pets and outdoor fun!

39 Milliken Ave is a wonderful place to call home!  Contact Warren Reynolds for more information or to get inside!

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Beautiful kitchen

The gorgeous custom kitchen was installed in 2013 and features over $50,000 of improvements.  The cherry cabinets with granite counter tops and backsplash have under/upper lighting, and soft close full extension drawers.

The 19 inch x 19 inch porcelain tile flooring is heated by a hot water radiant system.  Stainless steel appliances include a Kenmore Elite 6-burner gas cooktop with custom backsplash, Kenmore Elite vent hood and an extra large stainless steel sink with touch-free faucet.. 

Recessed and pendant lighting complete this fine kitchen.

Half bath and pantry

There’s a tile half bath and huge pantry behind kitchen. 

The pantry is graced by a historic refinished barn door on an antique iron track, and has 25 feet of adjustable wooden shelving and a cherry cabinet with counter top.

Formal dining and family rooms

The attractive formal dining room’s decorative upgrades include 4 inch oak hardwood with inlay, as well as baseboard and crown molding, and a chair rail.  

The family room features a custom built-in entertainment center with the home’s original leaded glass doors.

1st floor office

You’ll find versatile space in the 1st floor office! 

This room has a beautiful coffered ceiling with recessed lights.  The custom built-in bookcase and glass pocket doors make a statement of refined elegance.

Interactive floor plan

Follow the hotlink in the image above or at right for an innovative high tech floor plan for 143 Hillside Road.  Photos are embedded into the floor plan, so as you go through each room on the plan, you can use the icons to see how each room looks.  Not only that, there is also a furniture placement feature, allowing you to size and place furniture pieces into any room in the home!

Contact Warren Reynolds with questions about this home or to make an appointment to get inside!

2nd floor living area

Up the original wood stairs are 3 bedrooms, each with their own full bath, and a 2^nd floor laundry.

The 14 ft by 14 ft master bedroom features tiger maple hardwood floors, two walk-in closets and a beautiful tray ceiling. 

There are even USB outlets in this room!

Master bath

The master bath is exceptional!  Forced hot water radiant heat in the floor keeps you warm and comfortable while saving valuable space.

The striking tile shower has decorative travertine stone with slate inlay and accents and rubbed bronze rain shower with 3 shower heads. 

There’s also a separate jetted tub. The double vanities have granite countertops. 

Views of the other two bedrooms and full baths

There are two additional bedrooms on the 2nd floor.

Each has its own en suite full bath.

Updates to structure, mechanical systems and utilities

Sellers’ updates to the home include a 2013 rear addition (which added the new kitchen, side porch and new space on the 2nd story).  Also new in 2013 were: new 30 year architectural shingle roof with new underlay sheathing; new HardiePlank siding with PVC trim, new 10 zone hot water radiant and radiator heating . . .

. . . new electrical and plumbing, and Anderson new construction windows.

One of a kind rear yard

Last, but certainly not least, is the rear yard’s stupendous outdoor entertainment area!  Behind the detached garage is a custom built outdoor kitchen with water, electrical and communications service, refrigerator bay, sink,  2 built-in grills  (charcoal and gas), built-in burner,  and a TV mount.

The yard has an impressive stone patio and area for a fire stand bordered by a pretty rock wall.  The yard has underground electric service for lighting and entertainment equipment.  Pretty water fountain and charming hand-built pirate ship playset included!

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Super location abutting conservation land

The property enjoys a special setting in Highland Estates.  It is one of the few lots in that neighborhood which abuts conservation land.

Part of the wooded acreage behind the house is owned by The  Metacomet Land Trust, a regional land conservatory organization, while the rest is owned by the Town of Franklin itself.  Either way, the woods are preserved and have miles of walking trails and several scenic ponds.

In fact, there is a trail leading to the Keller Elementary School and Sullivan Middle School. It’s a fairly short walk through the woods from 22 High Ridge to the schools!

Contact Warren Reynolds for a showing or for more information.

Interior offers many desirable features

Offering over 3600 sq ft of living space, plus more in the finished lower level, 22 High Ridge Circle has a sunny two story foyer . . .

 . . . which adjoins a vaulted living room with a wet bar in a separate room.

This room would make a fine music room.  Or it could be converted along with the wet bar into a first floor bedroom with full bath!

Atrium family room opens to kitchen

The soaring atrium family room is highlighted by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, radius windows and double skylights.

This creates great open space for family living and entertaining because the family room opens to the granite and hardwood center isle kitchen.

Interactive floor plan

You can access an informative and fun interactive floor plan for 22 High Ridge, Franklin, MA here or by following the hotlink in the image below:

With the floor plan, you can see exactly how your current furniture will fit in any room at the home – that’s a very useful feature!

Contact Warren Reynolds for a showing of this fine home!

First floor offers still more

The first floor features go on!  There’s a formal dining room . . .

. . . and an office with pretty French doors . . .

. . . as well as a tiled mudroom with pantry, laundry and access to the 3 car garage.

2nd floor highlighted by massive master suite

Front and back staircases lead to the 2nd floor offering 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths.

The massive master suite sports a standout 14 ft X 11 ft walk in closet, master bath with jetted tub and shower and a bonus room off the main sleeping area!

Finished lower level, private, fenced rear yard

In the lower level, you’ll find a recreation room and lots of storage space.

The house is heated by a gas fired hot water boiler with four zones.  Central AC, Town sewer and water.  The rear yard is level and fully fenced for pets.  There are two stone patios connected by walkways and a waterfall.

There’s extra paved space for basketball and other fun.

This is a very special home – come take a look for yourself – contact Warren Reynolds for a showing!

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The kitchen is simply gorgeous! Filled with natural light due to its desirable southern exposure, the kitchen features custom cherry cabinets, center isle, granite counters, recessed and pendant lighting, and brand new smudge proof stainless steel appliances!

The 11 ft X 8 ft eat-in area of the kitchen opens via slider to a huge 18 ft X 16 ft deck which overlooks a very spacious, level rear yard.

The rear yard is fully fenced, making it ideal for pets, entertaining and outdoor fun!

Beautifully renovated bathrooms

Both of the full bathrooms at 1 Ivy Lane are standouts!

The baths were very recently renovated (one in 2015 and the other in 2016).  Each received new tile floors, tiled surrounds on the combination tub/showers, and new vanities and fixtures.  The 1st floor bath has a granite counter top while the 2nd floor bath boasts a custom built double sink vanity and a quartz counter top.

Contact Warren Reynolds for a showing!

Interactive floor plan with an amazing furniture sizing function 

You can see exactly how your current furniture will fit in any room at 1 Ivy Lane – simply use this interactive floor plan:

You can tap the icons on the plan to see photos of each room from different  vantage points.  And the furniture/3D tab lets you view rooms in three dimensions as well as size and insert just about any furniture item into any of the rooms you wish – it’s easy and eliminates guesswork about furniture placement!

Contact Warren Reynolds to get inside this great home!

Fireplaced family room, formal dining room

The fireplaced family room is a spacious 19 ft X 14 ft and opens from the kitchen; it adjoins the 1st floor’s full bath

The home has a formal dining room with gleaming hardwood flooring.

This room is currently being used as a home office.  It is 13 ft X 13 ft and opens to the eat-in area of the kitchen, creating a great open space for entertaining!

Three bedrooms

All three bedrooms have hardwood floors.  The master has a walk-in closet and pull-down stairs to the attic with flooring for extra storage.

The work has been done!

Use the hotlink at right or in the image below to access the list of all the work done to the 1 Ivy Lane by the current owners.

The sellers have made this house into essentially a new home!  Here are just some of the improvements they have made: remodeled  the kitchen and both full baths,  replaced all the windows with vinyl windows, installed hardwood floors throughout the interior, added a new roof in 2015 with all new plywood and attic insulation, vinyl siding added in 2005, furnace/air conditioning new in 2011.

Contact Warren Reynolds for more information or for a showing – this home will sell quickly!

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The kitchen is brand new!  The ebony glaze maple cabinets have beautiful granite counters.  The stainless steel microwave, dishwasher and convection oven, five burner range are new and come with a four year protection plan from Best Buy.  The kitchen has a 12 ft X 11 ft eat-in area that opens via a new vinyl slider to the 16 ft X 12 ft deck overlooking a pretty rear yard.

The asking price was $550,000.  Contact listing agent Warren Reynolds for an inside take on how he get this home sold for $30K over asking! 

New hardwood in vaulted family room and living room

The 19 ft X 13 ft family room has a vaulted ceiling with paddle fan and a brick fireplace.  The hardwood floor is new and extends into the adjoining living room which boasts a double window that lets in a lot of natural light.

Elegant formal dining room

The formal dining room is just just off the hardwood foyer.   The dining room’s new lighting, newly installed wainscoting and newly refinished hardwood floor will add an air of sophistication to your entertaining and family events.

Access floor plans with an amazing furniture sizing function 

Would you like to accurately determine how your furniture will fit in any room?  It’s easy with this interactive floor plan for 60 Bridle Path, Franklin, MA:

You can use the icons on the plan to see photos of how every room looks from a variety of vantage points.  And the furniture/3D tab lets you explore the home in three  dimensions AND size, place and view just about any furniture item as it will fit in any of the rooms you wish – it’s easy and eliminates guesswork!

Three full baths

60 Bridle Path has three full baths with tile floors.  Each bath has new vanities with granite counters, new continuous sinks with new fixtures, new commodes, new lighting and new vent fans.

Four bedrooms on the 2nd floor

All four bedrooms at 60 Bridle Path are on the second floor.  All have new wall to wall carpeting and fresh paint.  The master bedroom has its own full bath and a large walk-in closet.

New vinyl windows

Don’t overlook one very important upgrade at 60 Bridle Path: the new construction windows!  These Harvey vinyl windows are much more than mere replacement windows.  “New construction” windows mean that the old exterior wood frames and sills have been completely removed and replaced with PVC based frames and sills.  No painting or maintenance needed!

Contact listing agent Warren Reynolds for advice and guidance in selling your property.  This home sold quickly, so put Warren’s skills to work for you!

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